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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California

19 Colleges
$70,418 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions was ranked 5th in California. In fact, 3,157 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the rehabilitation doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences the most popular school in California for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students working on their doctor’s degree. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

About 61% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 39% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 213 students majoring in rehabilitation at USC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Loma Linda University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in California. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

About 70% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Samuel Merritt University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Samuel Merritt University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Chapman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular rehabilitation and therapeutic professions schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 57% are male.

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University of California - San Francisco came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public school with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Western University of Health Sciences landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Western University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in rehabilitation at Western University of Health Sciences, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Azusa Pacific University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree rehabilitation and therapeutic professions programs. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Women make up 56% of the rehabilitation majors at the school.

Read full report on Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at Azusa Pacific University

West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 45% of the students majoring in rehabilitation at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 165
Washington 274
Nevada 117

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Rehabilitation Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist 13,655
Occupational Therapy 9,958
Rehabilitation Science 1,161
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 1,046
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 870
Art Therapy 858
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 837
Music Therapy 665
Orthotist/Prosthetist 335
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 117
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 110
Animal-Assisted Therapy 85
Play Therapy 56
Dance Therapy 52
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General 28

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barbara E. Carver.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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